Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1183 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Ryzen 3 1200 - 223 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $115.0 vs $369.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
80.5896805896806%
Multi-Core
2834
73.57217030114226%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |